The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-03
THE CAMP l[EETI y,
WHICH OPENS AT MouXDsv1L.LLE
rhi, Evening Rev. Sam Small Expected To.
morrow, accompanied by Mr.. Excel, tho <
sihger-rhe Auditorium Dedication
this Evenins-Sotes from Camp. n

The annual meeting OF the Wheeling
District Camp Meeting Association opens
this evening on the grounds at Mounds.
vile. The auditorium will be dedicated
at the opening service. The meeting
promises to BIO one oil tho largest ever held
on the grounds. Sam Jones was the
drawing card last year, and Sam Small
promisesto be this. He arrives to.mor.
row.. E. Q, Excel has already forwarded
500 Of the song books to be used at the
campmeesing. 1t Is his own book,
Triumphant SONGS" and from the way
they arc selling the 500 will not half aup.
ply the demand. Mr.. Excell's reputation
as singer will OF itself draw crowds. "a
Families are arriving daily aud taking
possession OF their cottages and by the
time the meeting opena all will be filled.
The hotel under the management Of Mr..
Litton Ia doing finely. The table Ia we'll
filed with the neceasaries, and whenever
they can be obtained come OF the
luxuries OF life. The landlord Ia doing
everything In bis power for tho comfort Of
bis guests. The hotel proper Is filled
almost entirely with Wheeling and Bell.
aire people, and they are enjoying them.
selves well, IS how could they help doing
when Col. VIII Exlsy Is always on hands
to sasist when his services are needed to
stir thinga up? Many comers and gosrs
are at the hotel each day. Many Of the
business men OF the city come down each
evening and return on the early morning
train. n yiat.i,lg S, FL =
A special train will leave tho ground
every night at 10 o'clock for Wheeling,
onnabling those who desire to attend the
night service and return homo afterwards.
To'one who has been absent from this
beautiful place for four or Ave years, the
great change for the better Is more notice.
able than to those who have been here
from year to year. One can scarcely real.
ize that there is such pleasant resort &C
near the city until he comes and sees
The old cottsges have nearly all disap
peared-now and then ono stands as ar
j old land mark OF the days gone by when
the people came for the good Of the meet
ing and not to spend the hot summer dayl
in social enjoyment. The new auditorium
| is a grand improvement. One beautifu
feature OF the grounds are the floral deco
rations In and around the cottages Thest
were all furnished by Oscar Wright, thu
| florist, who Is himself with his family nov
occupying cottage. Mrs. Hugh Harris
Of Gallon, O., bis sister, is with them Il
stay until after camp meeting. 'zs{5
Anumber Of stands are being erected
in the vicinity Of the grounds, where vii
be sold various Finds OF CONNECTIONS, mel
ous, etc.-at least until the Association
objects. Heretofore farmers immediately
adjoining the grounds have been prevent
ed from selling their own produces, though
last year the Association WAS not go strlc
in this matter. 1t is within the power o
the Association to sRy who shall sell Bact
, commodities within two miles OF TIT
grounds, excepting in the town. TIT
town hotel-keepsrs are complaining tia
the parties keeping the hotel on the CAM
ground have never been required to TAXI
out license as the law requires. The As
sessor they think is derelict in his duty
land hotel.kespers in the vicinity OF ,h.
camp ground loudly protest. The officer
are ususlly ove1zealous in looking NJ
!, boarding houses and hotels in the tow
and give the proprietors no rest til, the,
comply with the law.
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